TABLE TALK: Springs woman's lamb burger wins recipe contest
During the first Local Food Week, Kate Jonuska, creator of localdish .net (and Gazette freelancer), held a recipe contest.
Jonuska recruited Brent Beavers, chef at the former Sencha, to prepare the recipes for a Tasting Party. She invited Michele Mukatis, of Cultivate Health and the brainchild behind Local Food Week; Mike Callicrate, owner of Ranch Foods Direct; Chris Tulien, chef at Trinity Brewing Co.; and yours truly to be judges.
The lamb burger by Juliana Frost of Colorado Springs took the top prize. View a video of Beavers cooking her recipe and others at gazette .com.
Chef cook-off
A Celebrity Chef Cook-off will be held during the Colorado Women’s Living Expo at Phil Long Expo Center, 1515 Auto Mall Loop, at 3 p.m. Oct. 11. Chefs competing for a $300 grand prize are Tyler Peoples from Briarhurst Manor and Pete Moreno from MacKenzie’s Chop House. Admission to the expo is $2.
Celebrate Columbus Day
Paravicini’s Italian Bistro, 2802 W. Colorado Ave., will have its annual Columbus Day Dinner at noon Oct. 11. The family-style meal costs $30 per adult, $10 for kids under age 12. The menu includes Italian antipasto, penne with Sunday gravy, meatballs, sausage, beef braciola (cutlet), chicken marsala, shrimp scampi over risotto, green beans and cannoli. Call 471-8200 for reservations.
Scotch and game meat
The Warehouse Restaurant and Gallery, 25 W. Cimarron St., will hold The Colorado Game and Wine Feast at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16. The six-course meal paired with Cottonwood Cellars wines costs $85 plus tax and gratuity. Call 475-8880.
Happy first anniversary
Asian Pacific Market, 615 Wooten Road, will have a celebration of its first year in business at 11 a.m. Oct. 10. There will be cooking and kung fu demonstrations, plus lion dances. Take a nonperishable food item, clothes or toy donation to benefit Springs Rescue Mission of Southern Colorado. Contributors will become eligible for a $100 grand-prize drawing.
Whisky sipper
There will be a Bruichladdich Islay single-malt scotch whisky tasting at Café 36, 30 W. Dale St. at the Fine Arts Center, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13. Cost is $20, plus tax and gratuity, for the tasting and appetizers. Call 477-4377.
Dine around
Four Old Colorado City restaurants are teaming up for a progressive dinner, 6 p.m. Oct. 12. Reservations fill up quickly. Call Pizzeria Rustica at 632-8121 to make reservations.
Here’s what $49 (plus tax and tip) per person will get you:
• Pizzeria Rustica: antipasto plate Della Giorno Columbus paired with 2008 Regillo Frascati Superiore.
• Jake & Telly’s: Local salad with pork souvlaki skewer, paired with 2008 Skouras St. George Cabernet Sauvignon.
• Gertrude’s Restaurant: cioppino paired with 2007 Ravenswood Zinfandel.
• Paravicini’s Italian Bistro: pumpkin tiramisu paired with house-made limoncello.
New eatery
Fusion World Cuisine has opened at 15910 Jackson Creek Parkway in Monument, serving Japanese and other Asian cuisines with a European twist. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. daily. 488-3900.
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